<div dir="ltr">So, I can answer that question easily.<div><br></div><div>When people walk into the space they are always welcomed. You know, by an individual and not a fucking sign. We welcome them, ask them what their interests are, introduce them to people who have similar interests, give them the 2c tour, get them to sign a waiver and GENUINELY welcome them in on the basis that they are breathing[0] and interested in the same stuff we are.</div>
<div><br>A sign is worthless if you don't have a community that lives it.</div><div><br></div><div>If you have a community that lives it then the sign is redundant.<br><br>We've had one case of lecherous behavior towards a female guest. We made **him** the prey. Once he became prey he learned **WHY** his behavior was unacceptable (and we never saw him again). That's a two-for-one!</div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Red</div><div>[0] To be clear, zombies would probably be welcome too - we've just not tried recruiting any by, you know... hanging out in graveyards, political rallies etc...</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Al Billings <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:albill@openbuddha.com" target="_blank">albill@openbuddha.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto">
How about making it less about *you* and more about all the other people that might feel unwelcome or apprehensive going into a hackerspace? I get it that you’re comfortable walking in, doing your thing, etc. This isn’t about *your* feelings or how welcome *you* feel.</div>
<div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto"><br></div> <div style="color:gray"><hr>From: <span style="color:black">matt</span> <a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com" target="_blank">matt</a><br>
Reply: <span style="color:black">matt</span> <a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com" target="_blank">matt@nycresistor.com</a><br>Date: <span style="color:black">January 26, 2014 at 7:43:31 PM</span><br>To: <span style="color:black">Al Billings</span> <a href="mailto:albill@openbuddha.com" target="_blank">albill@openbuddha.com</a><div class="im">
<br>Subject: <span style="color:black"> Re: [hackerspaces] Safe Space Policies? <br></span></div></div> <blockquote type="cite"><span><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-variant:normal;text-align:start;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;text-transform:none;font-size:13px;white-space:normal;font-family:helvetica;word-spacing:0px">
Al if I put up a sign for everything I though that was wonderful I'd have no room for windows... or doors... I'd be trapped in a self designed prison unable to see the world beyond my own ideals. <br></div><br></div>
</span></blockquote><div class="im"> <div><span style="font-family:helvetica,arial;font-size:13px"></span>-- <br>Al Billings<br><a href="http://makehacklearn.org" target="_blank">http://makehacklearn.org</a><div><br></div>
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